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tax
- pronunciation:
- taeks
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a sum of money levied by government on income, property, or sales and used for its services and administration.
- synonyms:
- levy
- similar words:
- duty, excise, impost, surcharge, surtax, tariff
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| definition 2: |
a difficult or burdensome obligation; strain.
- synonyms:
- strain
- similar words:
- burden, drain, encumbrance, imposition, load, millstone, stress, weight
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| related words: |
charge, custom, distress, extra, toll |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
taxed, taxes, taxing |
| definition 1: |
to impose a tax on.
- similar words:
- burden, exact, excise, levy, tariff
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| definition 2: |
to demand a tax from.
- similar words:
- exact
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| definition 3: |
to place a difficult or burdensome obligation on.
He taxed his resources beyond endurance.- synonyms:
- burden, overburden, overtax, strain, stress
- similar words:
- encumber, force, overload, saddle, try
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| definition 4: |
to censure; accuse; charge.
The court taxed him with the crime of murder.- synonyms:
- accuse, censure, charge, criticize, indict, rebuke
- similar words:
- arraign, blame, impute, reprehend, take to task
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| related words: |
assess, challenge, distress, drive, exhaust, oppress, task, wear, weight |
| derivations: |
taxless (adj.), taxingly (adv.), taxer (n.) |
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broader categories that include taxes |
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government, money |
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conventionally associated with taxes |
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gross, net, revenue |
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similar to a tax |
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levy |
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some actions associated with taxing |
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assess, collect, evade, impose, levy, pay, repeal |
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some descriptions of taxes |
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fair, federal, high, local, low, state |
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some kinds of taxes |
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custom, duty, income tax, tariff |
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some people associated with taxes |
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accountant, treasurer |
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some things that are taxed |
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goods, income, property, real estate |
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